ERP PM/BA - Infor/PeopleSoft - Chicago - contract to hire

V-Soft Consulting is currently seeking an ERP PM/BA for our premier client in Chicago, Illinois. This is a contract to hire position in the teaching industry.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Education and Experience ?

• BS/BA degree in computer science, information systems, health care or related fields desirable.
• PMP certification desirable. Relevant experience may be substituted for formal training.
• Extensive background with ERP systems, preferably Infor/Lawson in a HealthCare environment.
• Experience with implementing information system applications and technologies.
• Experience with multiple corporate application systems to facilitate mentoring and guiding segments of the team.
• Seven or more years project management experience typically preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities ?

• Management - Leads large complex projects (duration 6 months+), that may include management of Team Leads. 
• Follows strong project management skills and contributes to standard implementation methodologies and management best practices.
• Coordinates activities across support, projects and optimization efforts. 
• Assists in prioritizing team activities across projects. 
• Provides input into team member performance appraisals.
• Leadership - Recognized leader in the customer community. 
• Comfortably handles risk and uncertainty.  
• Creates solutions that integrate customer needs with IT strategic direction. 
• Assesses skills of others within specialty area.
• Incorporates cultural change management principles throughout project initiatives. 
• Assists IS management by leading segments of the team.
• Technical Skills - The authority in a specialized, critical function or area of IT within the Corporate Systems Group. 
• Manages vendors related to projects.
• Project Planning - Authors and executes complex project plans for large projects. 
• Leads large projects with several sub-projects, and/or concurrent large projects. 
• Measures, manages and communicates project variances.
• Identifies risks and proposes mitigation strategies.
• Communication & Influencing - Builds constructive and effective relationships internally and externally. Translates informal and incomplete information into actionable direction. 
• Leads project teams to consensus.
• Teacher, Mentor & Personal Growth - Mentors team members by example. 
• Provides constructive feedback.
• Coordinates internal or external training for IS employees.
• Business Sense - Applies multiple technologies to solve business problems.
• Understands the organizational culture and works within to solve problems.
• Initiative - Leads process improvement efforts.
• Budgeting – Accountable for project budgets.
• Assists IS management with budget projections for new initiatives.
• Thorough knowledge of formal project management techniques and tools through training and direct experience (MS Project or other project scheduling tools)
• Command of common office tools (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite, Visio and MS Project)

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Job Responsibilities:

• Directs analysis, design, development of assigned projects
• Develops system documentation and develops system specifications and procedures.
• Insures that user requirements are defined and documented
• Develops system specifications and procedures.
• Directs project planning activities using project management methodologies.
• Coordinates and leads IT projects; monitoring project process, progress and results.
• Insures that there is adequate system test plans and system testing before implementation
• Provides on-site user support during implementations.
• Must handle multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Follows Change Management processes.
• Collaborates with colleagues.

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